New Roku owners can be overwhelmed when browsing the Roku Channel store with thousands of channels. Many ask "what are the best Roku channels?" so they can start with those. Although selecting the "best" is a subjective endeavor, a good place to start is with the most popular Roku channels. Listed below are two dozen channels that have consistently been at or near the top of Roku's list of the 120 Most Popular channels.

We reviewed eight new Roku channels this week, with content in the categories of Faith-Based, Games, Lifestyle, Music, News & Weather, Screensavers, and Web Video. Click on the links below for more details on each channel, including our exclusive channel reviews.

In this week's collection of recent cord-cutting news items from around the web: The FBI warns about smart TV security, you can now record ESPN channels on Sling, NBC News Now staffs up for 24/7 expansion, Roku under siege from Amazon and Apple, families are the fastest growing cord-cutting demographic, and Netflix is paying to advertise on your Roku remote.

We reviewed nine new Roku channels this week, with content in the categories of Apps, Faith-Based, Kids & Family, Lifestyle, Movies & TV, Screensavers, and Special Interest. Click on the links below for more details on each channel, including our exclusive channel reviews.

We reviewed 12 new Roku channels this week, with content in the categories of Educational, Games, Kids & Family, Movies & TV, News & Weather, and Screensavers. Click on the links below for more details on each channel, including our exclusive channel reviews.

In this week's collection of recent cord-cutting news items from around the web: MLB owners' vote could be big news for baseball fans cutting the cord; what's streaming on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu in December; streaming TV's battle of the binge; live channels not part of many households' streaming strategies; and Nickelodeon content coming to CBS All Access.